Thean Hou Temple - CNY 2018

Thean Hou Temple was buzzing with excitement on the night of the 24th February - Hokkien New Year - the 9th day of Chinese New Year. Just got to be there in person to see the lanterns. It was simple WOW!

One of the backgrounds for photography

Beautiful Chinese opera singer

Hilarious but most talented dancers, dancing to Hokkien oldies

Traditional lantern

Thean Hou Temple has been famous for its elaborate lantern decorations during the Chinese New Year. It is most breath-taking when you are standing under the roof of red lanterns.

I was wondering how those lanterns reached the top of the poles! Human or Crane?

Biggest 3D paper cutting artwork metal dog named Tempo in the Malaysian Book of Records.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. (Buddha)

Spot the moon?

Happiness starts with you. (Buddha)

Moon peeking again!

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, and faithfulness the best relationship. (Buddha)

Tea quail eggs

Tea chicken eggs

Stalls on the outside of the temple selling food and drinks

All jammed up. Parking is most crazy!

Chinese New Year Lanterns

Ang Pau with the surname Tan

Today was Chinese New Year shopping day for Dad and Mum. So it was Petaling Street that we headed to, as it is most happening around that area. Ohhh I found red packets @ ang pau with my family name on it. Soooooooooooooo cool.

For the life of me, I have never seen so many lanterns. Lanterns here, lanterns there, lanterns everywhere! Many shops and too many lanterns hanging outside and inside. Goodness! Mind you, they were not cheap either. It was joyful to enter into each shop and just looked at the varieties of lanterns. I observed people arguing over which lanterns to buy. I noticed people who couldn't make up their minds. I heard families wanting to share the bulk.  It was quite amusing. 

Petaling Street itself was very crowded. Chinese New Year goodies are all out by this time. Uniquely for this year, there are cookies in the form of doggy heads and lotus chips, which really caught my attention.

Chinese New Year for 2018 falls on 16 February. It is the 4715th Chinese Year and according to the Chinese horoscope, 2018 belongs to the Male Earth Dog year known as the Brown Dog Year. It is also believe that the Male Dog is associated with the mountain therefore it is also known as the Mountain Dog year. A mountain dog could be wild!

What does the Earth Dog year have in store for us?

An eventful year, feng shui says, especially when it comes to national security and social conservative movements. It is a year for social change or a lifestyle change. Some of us might experience moments of quietness or loneliness, so it up to you whether you want to make it negative or positive.

However, at the end of the day, you call the shots!

A&W PJ

The A&W franchise was brought into Malaysia by the Lie Boffs from USA in 1963 and in 1965 our first drive-in restaurant was born in Petaling Jaya.

This iconic place is going to be torn down to make way for modern development. Talks have been on for quite a while and I believe this year's announcement might be it. So before I never get around visiting it for the last time, I thought I better do so today.

The ever famous Rootbeer float. I remember when I was young, my parents used to take me to Taman Jaya and afterwards, it was always a A&W moment, right here in this very restaurant.

 Curly fries

 Beef chilli doggie

 YUMMMMM!!!

 Slurppppppppppppppppppp!

I find it difficult to understand why the government do not preserve iconic buildings like these. This place holds a history. This building holds beautiful memories for many families. Why can't people focus on refurbishing old buildings to make them last longer. It is never the same when you see a picture on a magazine or a history book.